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After losing her job, transgender Utahn fights workplace discrimination

Started by Natasha, August 20, 2009, 04:55:46 PM

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After losing her job, transgender Utahn fights workplace discrimination

http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_13162500
8/19/09

Salt Lake City resident Candice Metzler wanted to let her work colleagues see the transition she already had begun in her personal life. Known to them as a man, Metzler wore mascara, eyeliner and white-tipped acrylic nails to a company barbecue.

Three months later, Metzler, was unemployed and homeless. Although her boss had supported her coming out as transgender, clients began shunning the small, home-inspection enterprise after the picnic. The struggling business let Metzler go.
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